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Regulations pertaining to Accreditation of HEIs:

(h) advise the Central Government or any State Government or the appropriate
statutory regulatory authority on any policy matter concerning assessment and
accreditation which may be referred to it;
(i) monitor adherence to such norms, guidelines and standards of academic quality,
as may be specified under any law for the time being in force by the appropriate
statutory regulatory authority in HEIs;

(j) perform such other functions as may be prescribed by Commission.
5. Registration of Assessment and Accreditation Agencies

5.1. No AAA shall, except under and in accordance with the conditions of a certificate of
registration obtained from the Commission and in accordance with rules and regulations
made by it, undertake assessment and accreditation of any HEI(s) or any programme(s)
conducted therein:
5.2 (1) Every application for registration as an AAA by a Government or Semi-
Government entity shall be made to the Commission in such form and manner as
specified in sub-clause (2) below and accompanied by such other documents and
on payment of such fees as may be further specified by the Commission through
a public notification.
Provided further, that agencies set up by or under any law for the time being
in force such as NAAC, NBA shall stand recognized for the purposes of these
Regulations.
(2) Every application under sub-clause(1) shall be submitted by a Government or
Semi Government agency in a form specified by the Commission through a public
notification and shall be accompanied by the following, namely:—
(a) duly certified copy of memorandum of association/articles of association
or the instrument of trust if the applicant is a registered Society/Company
or a Trust respectively, in which the main function shall be to conduct
assessment and accreditation of academic institutions;
(b) details of members of the authorities of the Society/Company/Trust;
(c) details of infrastructure and employees of the applicant;
(d) details of demonstrable capabilities and experience in higher education
consulting and quality enhancement and experience in authentication or
assessment in higher education undertaken/ expertise available with it;
(e) a detailed mechanism for detecting any potential conflict of interest
between the applicant or its employees or experts and an HEI;
(f) a credible mechanism for transparency in respect of the financial status
and financial dealings of the applicant;
(g) a reliable public information disclosure policy for assessment and
accreditation of any Higher Educational Institution or any programme(s)
conducted therein;
(h) complete processes and procedures to be followed by the applicant in the
assessment and accreditation of any Higher Educational Institution or any
programme conducted therein;
(i) option by the AAA to get empanelled as an accrediting agency to carry out
Institutional level and / or programme level accreditation.
(j) such other documents as may be specified by a public notification by the
Commission.

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